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Digital Extremes, the developer behind free-to-play third-person shooter Warframe, is pulling out of Russia and Belar♈us. This is being done in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which has and many more thousands of soldiers on both siꦿdes.
"Digital Extremes stands united and in solidarity w♎ith the people of Ukraine, upon whom unconscionable violence has been wrought,” wrote the Warframe developer in a . "Last week, in an effort to assist the people of Ukraine and help ease their burdens during this time of crisis, we donated $100,000 CAD to the Canadian Red Cross to directly support relief efforts.
"Additionally, we have made the decision to further support victims of war by suspending all payment options in the Russia and Belarus regions, including Platinum and Bundles offered through our first-party partners, the in-game Warframe Market, and those directly ava🐬ilable through Warframe.com."
Warframe players outside of Russia and Belarus will be unaffected, but those who live inside both belligerent countries will be unable to make any purchases in Warframe. This includes Warframe’s physical merchandise store as well. Warframe’s servers will continue to be accessible and players will still be able to accrue in-game Platinum in trades (Warframe’s premium currency), but it's unclear if Russian or Belorussian players will be able to spend it.
Digital Extremes joins a growing chorus of game developers and publishers who are condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by pulling out of the country. Other companies include Take-Two, Ubisoft, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Epic Games, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Microsoft, Nintendo, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:CD Projekt, and more. CD Projekt is estimated to be 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:sacrificing 5% of its annual revenue by exiting Russia, and though we don’t know Warframe’s exact player distributi💯on, it’s likely around a similar percen𓂃tage for Digital Extremes.
Developers are also helping Ukraine with donation drives to Ukrainian charities. Itch.io’s Bundle for Ukraine has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:already raised $2 million on its first day, and it still has 8 more days to g🌌o.